Best Universities for Optical Engineering in Asia

Below is a list of best universities in Asia ranked based on their research performance in Optical Engineering. A graph of 4.15M citations received by 335K academic papers made by 746 universities in Asia was used to calculate publications' ratings, which then were adjusted for release dates and added to final scores.

We don't distinguish between undergraduate and graduate programs nor do we adjust for current majors offered. You can find information about granted degrees on a university page but always double-check with the university website.

1. University of Tokyo

For Optical Engineering

#1 in Japan
#8 in the World
Acceptance Rate
35%
Enrollment
28,133
Founded
1877

2. Osaka University

For Optical Engineering

#2 in Japan
#13 in the World
Acceptance Rate
41%
Enrollment
23,044
Male:Female
68:32
Founded
1931

3. Tsinghua University

For Optical Engineering

#1 in China
#19 in the World
Enrollment
48,739
Founded
1911

4. Zhejiang University

For Optical Engineering

#2 in China
#21 in the World
Enrollment
60,739
Founded
1897

5. Nanyang Technological University

For Optical Engineering

#1 in Singapore
#22 in the World
Enrollment
33,000
Founded
1955

6. Tohoku University

For Optical Engineering

#3 in Japan
#32 in the World
Acceptance Rate
41%
Enrollment
17,665
Founded
1907

7. Huazhong University of Science and Technology

For Optical Engineering

#3 in China
#33 in the World
Acceptance Rate
10%
Founded
1953

8. Tokyo Institute of Technology

For Optical Engineering

#4 in Japan
#36 in the World
Acceptance Rate
10%
Enrollment
10,357
Founded
1881

9. National Taiwan University

For Optical Engineering

#1 in Taiwan
#38 in the World
Enrollment
32,500
Founded
1945

10. KAIST

For Optical Engineering

#39 in the World
Enrollment
10,249
Founded
1971

11. Harbin Institute of Technology

For Optical Engineering

#4 in China
#42 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Founded
1920

12. Kyoto University

For Optical Engineering

#5 in Japan
#45 in the World
Acceptance Rate
11%
Enrollment
22,455
Male:Female
76:24
Founded
1897

14. National Chiao Tung University

For Optical Engineering

#2 in Taiwan
#59 in the World
Acceptance Rate
17%
Founded
1958

15. Shanghai Jiao Tong University

For Optical Engineering

#5 in China
#60 in the World
Enrollment
47,000
Founded
1896

16. Tel Aviv University

For Optical Engineering

#1 in Israel
#63 in the World
Enrollment
30,000
Founded
1956

17. Hokkaido University

For Optical Engineering

#6 in Japan
#64 in the World
Acceptance Rate
36%
Enrollment
17,541
Founded
1918

18. University of Electronic Science and Technology of China

For Optical Engineering

#6 in China
#65 in the World
Acceptance Rate
14%
Enrollment
39,000
Founded
1956

20. Seoul National University

For Optical Engineering

#70 in the World
Acceptance Rate
17%
Enrollment
28,378
Founded
1946

21. Nanjing University

For Optical Engineering

#7 in China
#71 in the World
Acceptance Rate
87%
Enrollment
56,068
Founded
1902

22. University of Science and Technology of China

For Optical Engineering

#8 in China
#73 in the World
Acceptance Rate
10%
Founded
1958

23. City University of Hong Kong

For Optical Engineering

#9 in China
#74 in the World
Acceptance Rate
36%
Founded
1984

24. National University of Defense Technology

For Optical Engineering

#10 in China
#77 in the World
Acceptance Rate
10%
Enrollment
20,000
Founded
1953

25. Southeast University

For Optical Engineering

#11 in China
#81 in the World
Acceptance Rate
43%
Enrollment
30,664
Founded
1902

26. Tianjin University

For Optical Engineering

#12 in China
#83 in the World
Enrollment
35,370
Founded
1895

27. Xidian University

For Optical Engineering

#13 in China
#87 in the World
Enrollment
35,277
Founded
1931

28. Peking University

For Optical Engineering

#14 in China
#93 in the World
Enrollment
35,915
Founded
1898

29. Beijing Institute of Technology

For Optical Engineering

#15 in China
#94 in the World
Enrollment
27,000
Founded
1940

30. Weizmann Institute of Science

For Optical Engineering

#3 in Israel
#101 in the World
Acceptance Rate
8%
Enrollment
1,380
Founded
1934

31. Hong Kong University of Science and Technology

For Optical Engineering

#16 in China
#103 in the World
Acceptance Rate
35%
Founded
1991

32. Xi'an Jiaotong University

For Optical Engineering

#17 in China
#106 in the World
Enrollment
40,346
Founded
1896

33. Shandong University

For Optical Engineering

#18 in China
#107 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Enrollment
60,000
Founded
1901

34. Nankai University

For Optical Engineering

#19 in China
#114 in the World
Enrollment
26,568
Founded
1919

35. Nagoya University

For Optical Engineering

#7 in Japan
#115 in the World
Acceptance Rate
41%
Enrollment
16,376
Founded
1939

36. National Cheng Kung University

For Optical Engineering

#3 in Taiwan
#118 in the World
Enrollment
20,292
Founded
1931

37. Hong Kong Polytechnic University

For Optical Engineering

#20 in China
#122 in the World
Acceptance Rate
10%
Founded
1937

38. Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications

For Optical Engineering

#21 in China
#123 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Founded
1955

39. Fudan University

For Optical Engineering

#22 in China
#127 in the World
Acceptance Rate
32%
Enrollment
33,000
Founded
1905

40. Beihang University

For Optical Engineering

#23 in China
#132 in the World
Founded
1952

41. Nanjing University of Science and Technology

For Optical Engineering

#24 in China
#134 in the World
Acceptance Rate
35%
Enrollment
30,000
Founded
1953

42. Yonsei University

For Optical Engineering

#136 in the World
Acceptance Rate
18%
Enrollment
29,502
Founded
1957

43. National Tsing Hua University

For Optical Engineering

#4 in Taiwan
#138 in the World
Acceptance Rate
51%
Enrollment
16,547
Founded
1911

44. Ben-Gurion University of the Negev

For Optical Engineering

#4 in Israel
#142 in the World
Enrollment
17,225
Founded
1969

45. Kyushu University

For Optical Engineering

#8 in Japan
#143 in the World
Acceptance Rate
42%
Enrollment
18,560
Founded
1911

46. University of Tsukuba

For Optical Engineering

#9 in Japan
#149 in the World
Acceptance Rate
32%
Enrollment
16,507
Male:Female
61:39
Founded
1973

47. Chinese University of Hong Kong

For Optical Engineering

#25 in China
#150 in the World
Acceptance Rate
10%
Founded
1963

48. Shenzhen University

For Optical Engineering

#26 in China
#151 in the World
Enrollment
34,156
Founded
1983

49. Keio University

For Optical Engineering

#10 in Japan
#152 in the World
Acceptance Rate
24%
Enrollment
33,437
Founded
1858

50. Jilin University

For Optical Engineering

#27 in China
#154 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Enrollment
68,000
Founded
1946

51. Hanyang University

For Optical Engineering

#155 in the World
Acceptance Rate
11%
Enrollment
35,000
Founded
1939

52. National Sun Yat-Sen University

For Optical Engineering

#5 in Taiwan
#156 in the World
Acceptance Rate
35%
Enrollment
9,466
Founded
1980

53. National Central University

For Optical Engineering

#6 in Taiwan
#165 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Enrollment
11,459
Founded
1915

54. Sichuan University

For Optical Engineering

#28 in China
#168 in the World
Enrollment
44,200
Founded
1896

55. Shanghai University

For Optical Engineering

#29 in China
#169 in the World
Enrollment
36,000
Founded
1994

56. South China Normal University

For Optical Engineering

#30 in China
#170 in the World
Acceptance Rate
69%
Enrollment
37,000
Founded
1933

57. University of Electro-Communications

For Optical Engineering

#11 in Japan
#172 in the World
Acceptance Rate
23%
Enrollment
5,329
Founded
1949

58. South China University of Technology

For Optical Engineering

#31 in China
#177 in the World
Enrollment
42,720
Founded
1952

59. Sun Yat - Sen University

For Optical Engineering

#32 in China
#190 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Enrollment
65,638
Founded
1924

60. Shizuoka University

For Optical Engineering

#12 in Japan
#196 in the World
Acceptance Rate
40%
Enrollment
10,090
Founded
1949

61. Indian Institute of Technology Delhi

For Optical Engineering

#1 in India
#199 in the World
Acceptance Rate
13%
Founded
1961

63. Northwestern Polytechnical University

For Optical Engineering

#34 in China
#210 in the World
Acceptance Rate
47%
Enrollment
29,000
Founded
1938

64. Bilkent University

For Optical Engineering

#1 in Turkey
#216 in the World
Enrollment
11,701
Founded
1984

65. Chongqing University

For Optical Engineering

#35 in China
#218 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Enrollment
47,000
Founded
1929

66. Soochow University

For Optical Engineering

#36 in China
#219 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Enrollment
48,901
Founded
1899

67. Chiba University

For Optical Engineering

#13 in Japan
#220 in the World
Acceptance Rate
23%
Enrollment
13,983
Founded
1949

69. Dalian University of Technology

For Optical Engineering

#37 in China
#226 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Enrollment
41,000
Founded
1949

70. Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics

For Optical Engineering

#38 in China
#231 in the World
Acceptance Rate
34%
Enrollment
29,000
Founded
1952

71. Korea University

For Optical Engineering

#237 in the World
Enrollment
24,351
Founded
1905

72. Yokohama National University

For Optical Engineering

#14 in Japan
#238 in the World
Acceptance Rate
35%
Founded
1949

73. Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur

For Optical Engineering

#2 in India
#240 in the World
Acceptance Rate
8%
Founded
1959

74. University of Hong Kong

For Optical Engineering

#39 in China
#242 in the World
Acceptance Rate
17%
Enrollment
21,652
Founded
1911

75. Hebrew University of Jerusalem

For Optical Engineering

#5 in Israel
#243 in the World
Acceptance Rate
34%
Enrollment
23,500
Founded
1918

76. Hunan University

For Optical Engineering

#40 in China
#251 in the World
Acceptance Rate
40%
Enrollment
36,000
Founded
1926

77. Wuhan University

For Optical Engineering

#41 in China
#259 in the World
Enrollment
60,000
Founded
1893

79. Xiamen University

For Optical Engineering

#42 in China
#269 in the World
Acceptance Rate
21%
Enrollment
40,302
Male:Female
49:51
Founded
1921

80. Tongji University

For Optical Engineering

#43 in China
#270 in the World
Enrollment
37,000
Founded
1907

81. Harbin Engineering University

For Optical Engineering

#44 in China
#272 in the World
Enrollment
28,278
Founded
1953

82. Indian Institute of Science

For Optical Engineering

#4 in India
#279 in the World
Enrollment
4,695
Founded
1909

83. Bar-Ilan University

For Optical Engineering

#6 in Israel
#281 in the World
Enrollment
16,787
Male:Female
41:59
Founded
1955

84. Beijing University of Technology

For Optical Engineering

#45 in China
#284 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Enrollment
24,442
Founded
1960

85. Changchun University of Science and Technology

For Optical Engineering

#46 in China
#294 in the World
Enrollment
2,982
Founded
1958

86. East China Normal University

For Optical Engineering

#47 in China
#296 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Enrollment
36,026
Founded
1951

87. China Jiliang University

For Optical Engineering

#48 in China
#297 in the World
Acceptance Rate
77%
Enrollment
17,000
Founded
1978

88. University of Malaya

For Optical Engineering

#1 in Malaysia
#305 in the World
Acceptance Rate
34%
Founded
1905

89. University of Tokushima

For Optical Engineering

#15 in Japan
#306 in the World
Acceptance Rate
36%
Founded
1949

90. Kobe University

For Optical Engineering

#16 in Japan
#310 in the World
Acceptance Rate
35%
Enrollment
15,870
Founded
1902

91. Jinan University

For Optical Engineering

#49 in China
#312 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Enrollment
37,918
Founded
1906

92. Islamic Azad University, Shirvan

For Optical Engineering

#1 in Iran
#322 in the World
Acceptance Rate
84%
Enrollment
1,702,231
Founded
1984

93. Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology

For Optical Engineering

#17 in Japan
#338 in the World
Acceptance Rate
31%
Founded
1949

94. Kyoto Institute of Technology

For Optical Engineering

#18 in Japan
#339 in the World
Acceptance Rate
33%
Founded
1949

95. University of Shanghai for Science and Technology

For Optical Engineering

#50 in China
#340 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Founded
1907

97. Yamagata University

For Optical Engineering

#19 in Japan
#343 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Founded
1949

98. Pusan National University

For Optical Engineering

#344 in the World
Enrollment
27,780
Founded
1946

99. Waseda University

For Optical Engineering

#20 in Japan
#352 in the World
Acceptance Rate
17%
Enrollment
47,094
Founded
1882

100. National Taiwan University of Science and Technology

For Optical Engineering

#7 in Taiwan
#353 in the World
Acceptance Rate
40%
Enrollment
10,398
Founded
1974